Phone Screen Interview

Phone Screen Interview: What to Ask and How to Run One in 20 Minutes

A phone screen interview is a short, structured call that helps a recruiter decide whether to submit a candidate to a client. In twenty minutes,…

Talent Pipeline:

How to Build a Talent Pipeline From the Candidates You Already Know

A talent pipeline is a group of candidate relationships you keep current and ready for future searches. For a recruitment firm, building one rarely means…

Interview Scorecard

Interview Scorecard: How Recruitment Firms Make Client Feedback Comparable

“Strong candidate, just not quite right” is the most expensive sentence in recruiting. It ends a submission, costs you a week, and tells you nothing…

Retained vs Contingency Search

Retained vs Contingency Search: The Difference, and What Each One Demands

Retained search involves an upfront fee for a committed, structured hiring engagement, while contingency search pays only when a candidate is successfully placed. But payment…

What Is an ATS

What Is an ATS? What It Actually Does, and What It Cannot

An ATS, or applicant tracking system, is the database and workflow layer that a hiring process runs on. It stores candidates and jobs, connects the…

ATS Integrations

ATS Integrations: What Actually Connects, and What Quietly Doesn’t

Every vendor’s integrations page is a wall of logos. A logo means a connection exists. It does not tell you what moves, in which direction,…